Washington Notebook: Import and export enforcement cases

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Germany helps U.S. Customs stop illegal pharma shipment. U.S. and German customs authorities recently teamed up to stop a large shipment of smuggled prescription drugs from entering the United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Acting on a tip from the German Customs Investigation Bureau, Zollkriminalamt, CBP officers at San Francisco International Airport's mail facility intercepted numerous parcels with 20,000 Zolpidem pills that originated in India and transited Germany. CBP's Pharmaceutical Center for Excellence and Expertise in New York was able to provide the targeting information to officers about which air containers to inspect. Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia. The Food and Drug Administ...